One Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant, identified as Hilal Ahmad Bhat of Pulwama was killed and another fled from the cordon in Bugam area of Chadoora in Budgam District of Jammu and Kashmir on June 30, reports Daily Excelsior. As the joint team of Security Forces (SFs) launched the operation, the militants fired on the troops, leading to a gun battle in which one militant was killed. Incriminating material including arms and ammunition were recovered from the site of encounter. Another militant who was hiding in the nearby orchards of the village fled from the village with the help of locals.
A 25-year old youth, identified as Sameer Ahmad Ahanger was shot at by the militants in Old Town area of Baramulla District of Jammu and Kashmir on June 30 evening, reports Daily Excelsior. Militants fired upon Sameer Ahmad Ahanger, a shopkeeper by profession, in which he suffered serious bullet injuries in his leg and abdomen and was shifted to a nearby district hospital for treatment.